A Clinton-area man admitted Wednesday he posted “love letters” on the Internet and carved large teddy bears to get the attention of a 14-year-old neighbor.

The admissions were made by 46-year-old Kent Ellsworth Losee during a plea hearing in Lenawee County Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty to unlawful posting of a message and to stalking of a minor.

Losee admitted posting messages on YouTube that he described as love letters to the teenage girl. When questioned by Judge Margaret M.S. Noe, he said the messages were not appropriate for a 14-year-old and included some descriptions of sexual acts.

The two felonies carry maximum prison terms of two and five years. The plea deal, however, calls for a sentence within state guideline recommendations and sets some limits on what goes into guideline calculations.

“What I believe Mr. Losee did was stalk a minor, and he pleaded straight up to that,” said Angela Borders, assistant Lenawee County prosecutor.

Losee was arrested in August on a charge of aggravated stalking of a minor for behavior that violated a personal protection order. Losee had posted hundreds of messages on YouTube intended for the girl as well as carving the wooden teddy bears and making other attempts to get the victim’s attention.

A personal protection order was obtained in October last year by the girl’s mother. She stated in her petition for the court order that Losee had declared he was in love with her daughter and expected them to be together when she was older.

Losee pleaded guilty Aug. 30 but withdrew his plea in October after a prison sentence rather than a county jail term was recommended.

There is still a potential for a prison term if sentence guidelines call for it. Guidelines are to be calculated before a Jan. 16 sentencing date set by Judge Margaret M.S. Noe.

A separate case involving 10 felony counts of possession of child pornography and using a computer to commit a crime are to be dismissed. A $200,000 bond in that case was changed to personal recognizance. Losee was to be released on a $50,000 bond posted after his Aug. 30 guilty plea that includes strict conditions that include electronic monitoring and banning him from Lenawee County. He is to live with family in Washtenaw County.

Child pornography was reportedly found in an examination of Losee’s computers at a Michigan State Police crime laboratory as part of the stalking investigation.

Losee admitted under questioning by Borders that he did more than post messages on YouTube. He carved 4-foot teddy bears from logs and placed them on his porch, directed at the neighbor’s home. She asked if he would sit in his open garage and stare at the girl’s home.

Page 2 of 2 - “I would watch over there at times,” Losee said.

He also admitted placing large, inflatable teddy bears near the neighbor’s property line during the holiday season last year.

He admitted all the acts were intended to make the girl feel frightened, intimidated or harassed.